Thankfully the head cold that hit me last week didn't last long and am now doing better. Which means I can start up again! Woo hoo! 😁 After my head cleared, and was able to feel the rest of my body again, I was able to feel my breasts complaining SO loudly from going to getting all the attention to not getting any at all overnight. lol Itchy doesn't even come close to describe how they feel! LOL

My plan is to still go a full 30 days without pumping to give my nips a rest from all the flange size changing I was doing before while trying to find what works.

In the meantime, I started taking goats rue again once I was able to get pills down again - that was a couple days ago. In two days, on the 25th, I will start using my tens unit every 2 hours. Am still catching up on sleep & body recovering, so won't be doing moth sessions for another week. When I start that I will be only doing one session at night.

When am ready to pump I will be using my Pumpables Super Genie pump with their liquid flanges. Today, I rearranged my "lactation" container to put away everything I would not be using, and took out everything I would need. To deter myself from being distracted by using anything else I have, I will put putting that container under other heavy ones so I can't get at it without asking for help lol

I plan to use the tens until my 30 days is up, then switch to using my pump for the next 3 months with sessions every 2 hours. When I can't pump I will be using the tens. My husband plans to get back to suckling when I start pumping again. At this time I will also start taking shatavari and sunflower lecithin.

I started a lactation journal this time around to document everything so I can easily look back.

I will be buying a new pumping bra, as I don't have one, to make using the Pumpables Liquid flanges easier, especially when not home. However, beyond that, my goal this time is to not buy anything to do with lactation unless it's replacing something that wore out or I used up for the next year. This is the reason I decided to go with the Pumpables rather than the Limerick pump - which I plan on incorporating after my milk comes in as a at home pump. As I was planning things out, I realized to use the Limerick as a portable I would have to buy their rechargeable battery, plus a whole new bag to carry and protect it. That wasn't something I was willing to do, considering we have our last large move (into the home we're buying soon) coming up in a few months.

Am REALLY looking forward to getting back into my pumping schedule. Since I started feeling better the itch to start pumping has been really strong. Am counting down the days to help lol